Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex for Dashboard--Feedback & Freelance $ Opportunity

[Nick Collins]

Also, Mike Chambers hinted in his podcast on Apollo that it is possible to write database drivers in Actionscript and that's how data connectivity could be handled on Apollo... I wonder if they could be developed to work outside Apollo as well?
On 7/19/06, Tim Hoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:













  


    
            Cool, thanks for the info Jesse!

-TH

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "JesterXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> One way would be to use Zinc 2.5.  She now works with Flex 2 & has 
Data 
> access via ADO, MSAccess, and MySQL.  More info here:
> 
> http://www.multidmedia.com/software/zinc/

> 
> PDF & CHM files bottom right:
> http://www.multidmedia.com/support/learning/docs/

> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:11 PM
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex for Dashboard--Feedback & Freelance 
$ 
> Opportunity
> 
> 
> Hi Keith,
> 
> Considering visual and deployment issues, Flex would be an 
excellent
> choice for this type of application.  However, as far as I know, an
> adapter that connects directly to an Access or SQL Server database
> doesn't currently exist.  Perhaps this will be included with 
Apollo.
> To get to the data in these databases, you will have to implement
> some form of a web server (IIS).  From there Flex can connect to 
the
> data via a WebService, HTTPService or RemoteObject.  Each of these
> methods works very well with Flex.  I'm curently working with a SQL
> Server back-end, ASP.Net middle tier and Flex front-end.  If you
> would like to contact me off-list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), I would be
> happy to share my experiences with you.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Tim Hoff
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "moontreeman" <smithkeith@>

> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Flex-perts,
> >
> > I am a Project Manager for an industrial application services
> > company; a part of the project I am working on currently involves
> > KPI and data dashboards for a legacy industrial application
> already
> > in place.  The purpose of this post is to get your advice on 
using
> > Flex for the solution-which I believe to be suited for the
> > requirements-and also seek  freelance Flex/Flash developers that
> can
> > assist us with the development of a what I think will be a simple
> > dashboard.
> >
> > The legacy application is a client server app installed in
> separate
> > plants each on separate databases---same application but one site
> is
> > running on Access DB other is on MSSQL.  The table structures are
> > almost identical for both the Access and SQL versions. In this
> case,
> > the dashboard does not have to be able to link the separate
> dataset
> > (but that would be good to have)-each site/DB could have its own
> > dashboard or we could build one that pulls data from both site
> DBs?
> >
> > The functionality of dashboard would be pretty straightforward:
> > display summary and detailed drill down information for key areas
> of
> > equipment and maintenance management. I have history and
> > understanding of this and the app--and will be able to develop a
> > clear business specification for a good Flex developer to help
> roll
> > into a technical spec. The talk is around doing this with a host
> of
> > other tools-Cognos to the MS Biz Scorecard tools.   I think Flex
> > might be a much choice for several reasons-one major one is that
> the
> > application needs to stand alone; we will not have web server,
> IIS,
> > Sharepoint, etc,  like some of the other tools mentioned will
> > require, everywhere this needs to be deployed.  Seems logical to
> > build it in Flex, wrap it up SWF, deploy and run it in Flash for
> end
> > users---easy, clean, and strong visually?
> >
> > So, I am thinking about Flex for this in the right way?  I have
> seen
> > some samples on dashboards but does anyone have feedback 
regarding
> > dashboarding/BI with Flex?
> >
> > Lastly, if any developers would be interested in working with us
> on
> > this development effort as a contract freelancer, please contact
> me
> > via email below. Include your professional bio, proposed bill
> rate,
> > Flex sample apps you have developed, and any comments specific to
> > this project.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your feedback.  Sorry for the novel-length
> > email.
> >
> > Keith Smith
> > Maintsource
> > keithsmith@
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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